Tag Archives: Sono Luminus
Anna Thorvaldsdottir–Aerial
For varied instruments, slowly building, dark sounds, but interesting.
Caeli
Intense, droning strings, eerie, slow to dissonant.
Anna Thorvaldsdottir–Enigma
Spektral Quartet performs these long, ambient string works–keening, almost electronic. Sample.
Northscapes
Beautiful solo piano works, contemporary, by Nordic and Baltic composers. Play!
Last Song
20th & 21st century Icelandic works, with some other Europeans as well, for violin and piano. Lovely!
Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson–Moonbow
Abstract, slow works for strings and winds–interesting!
Fermi’s Paradox
A lovely collection of works from 1600 on for lute and viola da gamba, including Allman’s Little Martha! Play!
Anna Thorvalsdottir–Rhizoma
Rumbling, dark, slow works, very abstract, for winds,percussion and string ensemble.
Gyda Valtysdottir–Epicyle II
Singer, cellist, composer, collaborator, these are ambient works, some voice and electronics.
Pall Ragnar Palsson–Atonement
Ambient, yet intense works, interesting with voice.
Stara–The Music of Halldor Smarason
Very abstract, ambient and dark string quartets, sometimes quite strong. Also one guitar piece.
The Etudes Project–Vol. 1 Iceberg
Varying interesting mix of piano studies and mostly contemporary/modern, intense to lyrical. Play!
The Guitar
A mix of Baroque and modern works/transcriptions. Play most!
The Kernis Project: Debussy
Jasper String Quartet performs 1 piece by Kernis, abstract, nice, a bit intense in parts, and 1 by Debussy–impressionistic/abstract.
Vernacular
Cellist Saeunn Thorstensdottir plays these very abstract solo pieces by Icelandic composers. Plucking, squeaking and other sounds. Halgrimsson’s lyrical. Play!
Citizen–Solo Piano
Bruce Levingston performs pieces from different musical eras, all exploring humanity and emotions. Play!
Impermanence
Female chorale group Lorelei Ensemble performs works from Renaissance to contemporary, ethereal.
Anna Thorvaldsdottir–Aequa
With sounds, droning, dark, quiet, meandering pieces. Play!
George Antheil–Specter
Early works of a modernist/avant-garde composer, unexpectedly lyrical. Play!
Terry Riley–Dark Queen Mantra
String works by Riley and Scodanibbio. Riley’s sweet with guitar, Scodanibbio’s Baroque-like with some atonality. Play!
Boyd Meets Girl
Old to new, transcriptions for cello + guitar of some lovely pieces, most Latin/Hispanic in rhythms. Play!
Beyond
Interesting, contemporary, percussion pieces performed by Los Angeles Percussion Quartet. Play!
Unbound
Contemporary string quartets, by Mazzoli, Lang, Greenstein and others. Play!
Melia Watras–26
Violast Watras has released this CD of modern works, many by her, abstract and contemporary.
Parthenia–Harpsichord Works
Baroque works by Byrd, Bull and Gibbons performed by Alina Rotaru.
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